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Hang in there...

I know I have not blogged in a week. Things were nuts, we had a house full of people this weekend and now I'm feeling under the weather...really under the weather. I promise that I will blog as soon as I feel up to it.

Cris tagged me with a meme...which I promise to do, just not right now. I'm going to bed and hopefully I'll sleep off this flu. Nancy had it last week and was down for almost 6 days. I hope she didn't give it to me.

It's so true!

I like shiny things. I do. I like the idea of glitter. It's pretty. It sparkles. It makes me smile...until it gets all over everything and can't get rid of it. It never fails, you end up walking around covered in glitter for weeks after you work with it. It moves from item to item with such ease that its scary. Really, I guess you could say that it's a love/hate relationship that I have with glitter. I know that was random....but I felt I should share.

Wanna hear my pet peeve? Like you have a choice...

I don't mind going to the grocery store. I really don't, but there are several things that push me to my breaking point. I've mentioned a few of them before...like people ignoring the little old ladies that can't reach the top shelf. I always ask them if they need help when I see them struggling to grab something. I just want to smack people who pretend they don't see them because it will take a whole two seconds out of their life. I mean come on! Where are peoples manners?! Another thing that drives me nuts are the people that take a shopping cart to buy two things. I totally understand if their items are heavy, ok, fine...but if they are getting butter and toilet paper, why the hell do they need a cart? COME ON! Grab a basket, they are right by the door when you come in. You know why it drives me crazy, I'll tell you. These are the same people that leave the cart blocking the isle when they leave. They are way to lazy to push the cart back to the receptacle in the front of the store. Oh, I'm not done yet. This drives me friggin nuts...people who take the cart to their cars and when they have loaded their groceries in their vehicles, they leave the cart in the parking lot, usually blocking the car next to them, when the cart receptacle is 4 cars away. OMG! Now I kind of understand if its someone with a handicap or an elderly person that doesn't get around well...fine, or if the weather is bad and its a Mother with little kids. Fine, but push it to the center between the cars where it won't interfere with others. I really think it should be considered littering and there should be a fine for leaving your cart behind someone else's car.
Here are a few of the services I provided, free of charge, at our local grocery store:
1) When I park, I usually grab a cart or two and take it back to the store entrance, even though I won't be needing a cart and will be grabbing a basket. I leave the cart for someone in need.
2) When I enter the store, if I don't see any baskets by the main doors, I go to the customer service center and grab a few, keeping one for myself and leaving the rest at the main door. I have to head to the produce section anyway, so its not such a big deal and it saves someone else the trip.
3)I help elderly people, children or anyone that looks like they may need a helping hand to reach something or pick something up.
4) When checking out, I empty my goods on the conveyor belt and stack all the baskets under the front edge of the check out isle, where several others shoved their baskets and block the isle for people with cars.
5)I always place the conveyor belt dividing strip behind my purchase so the next person can start unloading their cart or basket right away. People are funny about that and are often afraid to put their stuff on the belt because our items may merge as the belt moves forward and narrows.
6) I don't just stand there and let the checker do all the bagging, especially when the store is crazy busy. I can bag and watch the screen for correct price scanning. It's not that hard. Plus the ladies always thank me for helping and it makes them smile.
7) When leaving the store, there is always a cart left behind my car. ALWAYS! Grrr! Instead of shoving it over for the next sucker to deal with, I put my groceries in the car and then take the cart to the receptacle. I've been known to grab another cart that is blocking an entire space while I'm at it. There is nothing worse then trying to pull into a spot, only to discover that there is a cart blocking the whole space. If I see someone walking to the store, I ask them if they need a cart. If so, I hand over the one I was going to put away.

See, not hard things to do...not hard at all.

I just felt like making food.

Get it! "Felt" like making food. Oh, I'm so corny sometimes, but I can't help it. So, I have been hip deep in projects lately. I just have not been posting things because some of them are gifts. I know The Rue will not be checking out my site, so I don't have to worry about her seeing this. I've sketched out a ton of possible felt food designs that I can make for Rue's new kitchen set. You have to have cookies for tea.
Then you must have pancakes and eggs, sunny side up, for breakfast and a little bow tie pasta for lunch. I've even got plans for tacos, carrot slices, green beans, fruit slices and waffles. The great thing about felt food, is that you can work on it anywhere. It's a great take along project.

Look what I bought for The Rue Rue

Yep, its time to spoil the niece a little. This is what I decided to get her for Christmas. She's going to love it. She already plays with the kitchen set at daycare and loves washing the dishes. Kids always love washing pretend dishes, just wait until she's older...oh, the fun my Sister has in store for her. Anyway, I looked around quite a bit. I don't really like all the modern plastic kitchen sets they have out there. Plus, this one reminds me of the kitchen set that I never got as a child. Don't get me wrong, I had plenty of toys, just not a kitchen set, or the Crayola art set that we always seemed to give as birthday presents, but I never got myself. Oh well. For her birthday The Rue is getting a white wooden table and chairs to go with her kitchen. Oh, I have a few other things as well. Hey, she's my only niece...and since the odds are against me for having any more little nieces or nephews to spoil, I have to make this one count. If they make washers and dryers that are in this style, that's what she's getting for her half birthday. I'll have to check into that. I have to get busy on those quilts for her new dolly bed as well. How many days until Christmas?! Eek!

That's checked off my list

Now, lets get this election over with so half of us can celebrate, the other half complain and we can get on with the real news. Enough of this election coverage.

I warned them.

OK, so you know how I told you that I saw a mouse last night. Well, I saw him again today. I firmly scolded him for entering the house. I gave him two choices to choose from. #1)Leave peacefully, find a new home and nobody gets hurt. #2)Stay and suffer a painful, but speedy death. The mouse didn't leave and I lied a little, because I ended up buying some glue traps. I went with the glue for one reason. I didn't want to be freaked out in the middle of the night when I heard a loud CLICK of a conventional trap snapping down on the furry little head of my unwelcome house guest.

Turns out, I have more than one house guest. I caught two on one trap. Gag, oh gag. I cleared those away via the outside trashcan and hoped that was all she wrote. Nope, seems like we got a 4 star rating in the Mouseville travel book, because I saw another mouse tonight. He managed to get himself in a sticky situation rather fast. Then I saw another one. Yeah, that makes three dead and another on the loose...probably more. Nancy said they have never had mice in the 15 years they have lived in this house. I've been here 7...almost 8 years and this is a first for me. GAG! I think a pregnant mouse got in here when we had some work done and the guys left the door slightly open for several hours. Hopefully I can kill them all before they have babies, because I find them creepy and I can't stand knowing they might be lurking around. I have discovered that they are coming into the basement via the door where the breaker box and the water meter is located. It's not framed in there, so there is a gap between the concrete and the studs. I'm going to carpet that entrance with glue pads. I have seven more glue pads placed around the base boards. On top of that, Monday morning, I'm calling an exterminator.

Katie's Two Year Blogiversary Giveaway!

Oh yes, dear friends, it seems like the spirit of giving is in the air these days. If you sew, you will want to check out See Katie Sew. Katie is celebrating her two year blogiversary with a lovely fabric bonanza giveaway. I've just discovered her site and I can't wait to explore her archive. I'm guessing there is some amazing eye candy in that blog...I mean, seriously, from what little I've see...she's got some mad skills that put a beginner like myself to shame!